This Digital Russian Artist Serves Fantasies Of Spontaneity In His Crazy 3D Visuals
Emojis, loud colors, celestial vibes, and Baby Yoda… all these and more can be appreciated with Brickspacer, a visual whiz, and innovator. Continue reading »
French Street Artist Paints 3D Creature Graffiti And It’s Not For The Faint Of Heart
As lockdowns loosen, people start venturing out into the streets. We can once again appreciate fresh air, open spaces, and hopefully, some good graffiti on a wall rather than bad ones. Continue reading »
This Woman Made A Coronavirus-Shaped Piñata For Her Friends’ 30th Birthday So They Could Get Revenge
According to Evelyne Dufresne: “Two of my best friends are celebrating their 30th birthday 2 weeks apart. The condition they gave us to celebrate them in a single birthday party was that it was supposed to be twice as epic. Trust me, it was supposed to be. But, as you know, due to the COVID-19 everything had to be canceled. Continue reading »
Artist Imagines Famous Cartoon Characters With Human Bodies And The Result Is Bizarre
Have you ever wondered how famous characters from our favorite childhood cartoons would look in real life? One artist decided to give them a human body! Egyptian artist Mohamed Halawany created a series called “Real Toons” that depicts famous characters as real humans dressed up in fashionable attire. Continue reading »
A Unique Accent Wall Was Made By Filling A Metal Cage With Walnuts
Yerce Architecture together with ZAAS has created a unique accent wall that’s located in the home office of a loft apartment. Continue reading »
How To Organaize A Perfect Birthday Party During The Quarantine Lockdown
Me and my party guests whom I made color coordinate with me because you realize you have a lot more influence when you’re dealing with the paper versions of people
According to a San Diego-based photographer Alexa Machado: “I was really bummed out that I was going to be alone for my birthday this year thanks to being high risk and in quarantine. Sometimes it feels discouraging with the rest of the nation opening back up, and I’m still stuck here by myself. But I figured out a way to have all my friends with me to celebrate my special day. Why not tape their heads to random objects and party it up?! Continue reading »
When You Use Face Swap App On Your Tattoo…
Using a face swap app wasn’t creepy enough, untill some people are actually trying it on their tattoos. Scroll down to see the best (worst?) examples! Continue reading »
Vintage Photographs Of People Posing With Job Hunting Signs On The Streets During The Great Depression
Following the Crash of 1929, which occurred on October 29, 1929, people quickly found that the jobs they thought were secure, were not only not secure, they were gone. That day became known as Black Tuesday. It was the day the stock market took a huge hit, as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. The Great Depression followed the crash of 1929… banks failed, businesses closed, city streets were desolate, families lost their homes, and unemployment in rose to nearly 25%. Continue reading »
Giant Outdoor ‘Yoga Domes’ Let People Join Exercise Classes Without Worrying About Spreading The Coronavirus
Carlos Osorio/Reuter
Sick of Zoom fitness classes? If you’re in Toronto, Ontario, a new pop-up yoga studio has you covered, offering private bubble domes for touch-free sessions, a safe distance away from other yogis. Continue reading »
This Is What Men Should Wear According To Fashion Designer Walter Van Beirendonck
Hey, gents! Are you tired of your lady getting all the attention with her fancy outfit during your afternoon promenades? Have no fear; designer Walter Van Beirendonck is here to help! Continue reading »
There’s A “F*ck Mushrooms” Instagram Account That’s Dedicated To Showing Middle Finger To Mushrooms
Turns out there’s a guy who hates mushrooms so much that he has created an entire Instagram account where he flips them off. Scroll down for some of the best examples or visit @f*ck__mushrooms for the full glorious collection. Continue reading »
Face Depixelizer Neural Network “Brings Back The Sharpness” Of Photos In Low Resolution, And The Results Are Very Unexpected
A new digital tool built to depixelize photos sounds scary and bad. Another way to remove privacy from the world. But this tool is also being used for a sillier and not terrible purpose: Depixelizng old game characters. The results are…nevermind, this is also a terrible use of this tool. Continue reading »
A Giant Red Fox By Artist Florentijn Hofman Towers Over Rotterdam
As part of a larger body of sculptural essays, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman introduces a monumental ‘Bospolder Fox’ to the urban fabric of Rotterdam. Continue reading »
Home, Safe Home: Artists Create Inspirational Lockdown Messages
Gotz Gramlich
‘Our home is sacred. Here we decorate our living environment with memorabilia, here we dine with the family and here we sleep, which is the most vulnerable phase of our existence. The expression “Home, sweet home” stands for the described feeling, a tender and vulnerable sentiment. The security that we are allowed to experience daily in our lives is a value that we must protect.’
During these tough times, it’s important for us to come together as a community and support each other, especially those who are tirelessly working to keep us all safe. Continue reading »
“Foxes Rushed Out Of The Book”: Beautiful Dreamy Illustrations Of Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang is a China-based illustrator and concept artist. She graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China. Continue reading »
1939 Pontiac Plexiglas “Ghost Car”: The First Full-Sized “See-Thru” Car Ever Made In America
Visitors to the 1939 New York World’s Fair Highways and Horizons exhibit by General Motors were dazzled by the display of a one-of-a-kind 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six Plexiglas car. This specially fabricated see through vehicle was constructed of acrylic plastic (quite an advancement at the time) which made visible the many parts that created the Deluxe Six. All screws and fasteners were chrome-plated for dramatic effect. Continue reading »
Woman Designs Masks That Are Custom Printed With Your Own Face
For most of us, wearing a face mask in public has taken some getting used to. Fast forward to now, putting on a mask as you’re leaving your house almost turned into some kind of reflex. And while face masks are vitally important in these current times as they help us not to get sick, most of the people would probably agree that they’re kinda boring-looking. Well, not anymore. Continue reading »
Strteet Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada Honors Doctor Killed By COVID-19
The Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, located in one of the most affected neighborhoods of New York’s Queens City, was the spot where artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada chose to create a large-scale mural. The later pays homage to Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo, who was part of the SOMOS Attention Network Community and died for Covid-19. Continue reading »
Beautiful Winning Black And White Photos From The 2019 Monochrome Photographer Of The Year Contest
Grand Prize: Monochrome Photographer of the Year – Professional. The Mundari cattle camp By Trevor Cole from the United Kingdom
While the norm has become to embrace all things technicolor, nothing beats the classics. From iconic films like It’s a Wonderful Life and To Kill a Mockingbird, to the original works of Disney and other famous cartoonists, black and white imagery was and has always been the original color, telling superlative stories far before digital editing and graphics made their way into the arts. To those who have forgotten the impact that black-and-white schemes can have on artwork, the Monochrome Photography Awards are here to remind us in a way that we’ll never forget! Continue reading »
“The Book Of Bare Bones”: Artist Shows The Skeletons Underneath The Skin Of Iconic Cartoon Character
Have you ever wondered what pop culture characters would look like if their skeletons were visible? One artist actually imagined it! Will Blood is an artist from the south of England, UK, who creates X-ray illustrations featuring famous characters from our childhood. Continue reading »
Thrifted Vintage Plates Made Irreverent With Typography By Marie-Claude Marquis
Canadian artist Marie-Claude Marquis gives a new meaning to antique second-hand plates with witty typographical interventions. Often irreverent and full of trending pop culture references, her one-liners address and poke fun at our society in the digital age, sexuality, religion, consumerism, and mental health. The subjects she tackles spiced up with a humorous approach make her work bold and controversial. Continue reading »
Beautiful Vintage Black And White Photos Of New York City In The Summer Of 1938
Children on 1st Avenue
Sheldon Dick
New York City in the summer of 1938 was wet. On June 28, 1.69 inches of rain fell on the city – a record for the date. On July 23, 2.40 inches of rain fell. Minding where they stepped, photographers Jack Allison, Sheldon Dick, Walker Evans and Russell Lee photographed the city as pat of the Farm Security Administration’s aim to record American life between 1935 and 1944. Continue reading »
Summer 2020 Men’s Weird Fashion Collection: Skirts And Dresses!
As you can see from this collection of outfits from various designers, the Summer of 2020 is all about the celebration of manliness! Scroll down and be inspired (or not)! Continue reading »
The Art Of Social Approaching By Til Kolare
Édouard Manet, Portrait of Monsieur Pertuiset the Lion-Hunter (1881), São Paulo Art Museum
According to an artist Til Kolare: “In these strange times of social distancing a kind movement has grown of people taking care of each other in the large scale. At the same time there is this seemingly dangerous ambivalence in society. Certain groups resent and hatefully tackle societies integrity implying a world of violence and fear. Continue reading »
Japanese Art Student Creates Terrifyingly Beautiful Forest Of Despair
When you take a walk in the woods, you usually ready yourself for stumbling upon mud, bugs, rash-causing leaves and at worst snakes. Imagine shining your flashlight in the middle of the night of a camping excursion and finding this:
Scary, right? Don’t worry, the terrifying Silent Hill-esque faces you see spawning out of bamboo trees are simply the amazing but unnerving work of Japanese university Keita Motooka. Continue reading »
